In Jiankang City in late autumn, the scenery is much more depressing than at the beginning of the year.

The Jie Kingdom came south. Although the war mainly occurred in the Han Dynasty and Huai River, Jiangdong was far away from the war zone and would not be directly invaded by war. However, in such a battle of the country, the Jiangdong court ruled the big with a small victory. Even if the war progress was still good, it was really difficult to take the weight easily and ease.

This war has a huge blow to people's livelihood. The most intuitive manifestation is the West City, the largest commercial market in Jiankang City. With the ongoing war, the West City gradually lost its former prosperity. The entire market has seen a sharp drop in both the types of goods and the number of transactions.

Since the Su Jun Rebellion, Jiankang City has been rebuilt from the ruins. In fact, this new Jiankang City has been very different from its early years. There is no need to mention the changes in the court, but the changes between the countryside are the most worth savoring.

The first thing that is worth mentioning is naturally the rise and fall of the power of large and small village sects. The Wuzhong family led by the Shen family in Wuxing strongly entered the capital, almost completely dominated the reconstruction of the entire Jiankang City. Originally, the local village sects in Danyang, such as the Zhang family and the Tao family, which had previously been deeply rooted and lushly leafy, all suffered damage to varying degrees. Especially the Tao family in Danyang, the direct lineage of the Xian branch was almost wiped out, and the big family that had been passed down for several generations was almost uprooted. Even if there are still some remnants, they are barely able to survive and are no longer valued by the world.

The most direct impact of the suppression of local forces is that more and more local forces can pour into Jiankang City more smoothly.

This change is undoubtedly good in any aspect, making Jiankang City more like the capital of the capital, compatible with the general leader of Jiangdong. It is implemented in people's livelihood, and fish and rice are all square, and silk and hemp are used to learn from all sides, not only in one place.

Of course, the disadvantage is that prosperity based on this model is too dependent on environmental stability. Once there is any major change, there is almost no ability to make up for one's own self-sufficiency.

Especially when a large amount of goods flowed into various battlefields in Jiangbei, prices in Jiankang City inevitably soared, making people's lives even more difficult. Not only the common people were deeply affected, but even many Taiwanese officials who lived in Jiankang sent their families back to their hometowns to reduce the pressure on life.

The lack of material use is a difficult problem. In such a situation where the whole country is fighting, no matter how wise a person is, it is difficult for him to create a large amount of money out of thin air to meet the urgent needs of the people for food and clothing.

Therefore, over the past six months, the Jiangdong court has been working hard to deal with this predicament. In the process of striving to maintain people's livelihood, the Dingcang, which belongs to the Shaofu, has shined brightly, and its role can be said to be far more than that of any Taiwan Province's Caosi Office.

The reason why Dingcang became stronger was because of the bargaining chips in hand. First of all, during the construction of Jiankang City, a large number of warehouses in Jiankang City, including West City and South City, were under the supervision of Dingcang. It can be said that if all the assets in all directions want to make profits, they must obtain Dingcang's approval.

Another factor is the channels that Dingcang has to connect all directions. With these channels in hand, it can directly connect the source of goods to collect goods for underwriting. For example, there are many grain households in Jiangzhou, but they are short of salt. In previous years, if you want to communicate with each other, you must export rice and grain and then purchase salt goods from afar. The journey is long and long, and the transportation costs consumed are not mentioned. The unpredictable risks along the way may be encountered have made many people discouraged. Even if you have goods in hand, they choose to hoard them and dare not sell them far away, which has exacerbated the shortage of goods on the market.

But now, thanks to Dingcang's network, many transactions can be completed directly locally. Moreover, because both parties have to use Dingcang as a common medium, the value of each other's goods can be less than a lot of disputes. You should know that in today's Jiangdong, the value of the goods itself is disordered, and private castings in various places have become popular, and there is no conclusion on the geometry of the value of coins.

For example, the Chenlang money that is popular in Wuzhong is completely unrecognized in Jiangzhou, and the Zhibai or Daquan money used in Jiangzhou has depreciated to an extremely low value in Wuzhong. When trading with each other, how to settle the bill can be quarreled for three days and three nights.

But now, because of the existence of the Ding Cluster, all parties can directly convert the goods into Ding Clusters for transactions. Of course, the real Ding Clusters are not accessible to ordinary people. They are rarely issued in the market, and they have been distributed in Duzhong before. However, this does not prevent them from using Ding Clusters as a measure. There is no need to use Ding Clusters in specific transactions, but they are just used as a settlement unit.

It is precisely because of the turnover operation of Dingcang that many remote areas have been called up and transported to the outside because of lack of trading and self-use. It can be said that if Dingcang did not exist, even if this war could be played in a legacy of triumphant song on the battlefield, the people's livelihood in Jiangdong would be completely collapsed, and even if they win or lose.

Because the Jiangdong court itself does not have the deep war foundation as much as the Central Plains and the power of the Jiehu court to collectively control and sweep the local area, in terms of overall national strength, the Jiehu expedition this southern expedition cannot be said to be a wrong decision. They do not even need to make a quick move on the battlefield. If they can maintain the situation of strong troops being under pressure for more than half a year, the Jiangdong court will surely collapse without fighting without sufficient coordination.

Of course, even with the existence of Ding Warehouse, the soaring price in Jiankang City is an indisputable fact. Because it is a fact that the use of materials is short, Ding Warehouse only provides a smoother circulation channel for goods and cannot set a specific price for goods.

What determines the price of goods lies in supply and demand. The current situation of shortage of materials has given those merchants a basis for raising prices, but even they cannot completely manipulate prices, because the price of goods depends on how many people need and how much quantity they need. Merchants can price a lot of rice, but this price has basically eliminated the possibility of transactions. So what is the significance of this price?

If people are forced to go desperate, they can only take risks. Whether it is Dingcang, Taifu Gong, or even the border towns, this situation is not allowed to happen. This is digging a grave!

Another important factor that determines the price of goods is the direction of war. If the war in the north is unfavorable, Jiehu can cross the river at any time and Jiangdong is in danger, then no matter how amazing the profit is, it is not as stable as rice and grain. In the years of chaos, it is difficult to find a meter, and a family of a thousand gold will die with jade. This situation is really not unfamiliar to the Jiangdong families who have experienced turbulent baptism.

Therefore, anyone with a family business is extremely sensitive to the crisis. Xiaomin Home does not have so many news channels, but they will always follow the trend. They are snatching the purchase of rice and grain, so naturally they have to follow them even if they lose money.

But once the war improves, there will be no need to hoard and prices will naturally fall.

It is precisely based on this situation that Jiangdong's entire attention to the war in Huainan is almost equal to his capital and life. Because in various battlefields in Jiangbei and among the commanding soldiers, the people have the highest recognition and attention to the prince-consor Chen Hou. The gains and losses and victory of the Huainan battlefield directly affect the safety of Jiankang in Jiangdong.

When the slave army officially arrived in Huainan, the grain price in Jiankang City once soared to more than 700 yuan in rice! Such a price is enough to show the people's fear of Jiehunan. There is no need to make any statements. The actions can best show it. You should know that even if Fang Zhen besieged Jiangzhou before, Jiangdong was in an instant, and the rice price remained hovering around 200 yuan. At the beginning of the year, the rice price was even less than 100 yuan.

However, when the news of the Yingkou victory was sent back to Jiangdong, the grain price of Jiankang City suddenly dropped to more than 400 yuan, almost halfway. Of course, even so, ordinary people could not afford it and it was difficult to survive. However, such a price can be regarded as the rigid demand for rice and grain of Jiankang people, because many large households withdrew from the ranks of hoarding based on the improvement of the war.

During the subsequent war, the war in Huainan still affected the changes in the price of Jiankang rice. Although it still had a slight ups and downs, the overall trend was still falling. Especially with the end of the autumn harvest and the new grain was put into storage, the rice price in Jiankang City has even fallen below the 300 mark. Of course, such a price is still several times higher than the usual season. You should know that when the grain prices were at its lowest, even the rice was less than 30 yuan.

Although the people's life pressure is still very high, it is obvious that the situation is getting better day by day, which undoubtedly makes people at that time full of confidence in the future. Moreover, after so long, even many common people have already realized how the war in Huainan has profound impact on their respective lives. More and more people realize that the war in Chenhou led the army to fight on the Huainan is not only a major event that affects the rise and fall of the country, but also closely related to their daily meals.

It was late autumn. Although Jiangdong was not as cold as the Huai River, the autumn was already strong inside and outside the Jiankang city. Because of the long-term war, the daily daily activities of the people were also deeply affected. When they woke up early every morning, the first thing they had to do was to collect their own remaining money and go to the market to buy rice. The high prices nowadays make it difficult for ordinary families to have food and purchase daily.

After dawn, the city gates opened four times, the West City, and the South City and other commercial areas gradually became lively. A large number of people waiting to buy grain had already gathered outside the market. Everyone was counting on time and was looking forward to it. Since prices changed too frequently in these days, almost one price per day, in order to avoid too many disputes in the market, before opening the market every day, the latest prices of various goods were listed outside. Although the people were illiterate, they read too much, and the numbers related to their livelihoods gradually became familiar.

"Here, come!"

The guards responsible for maintaining order in the market went out of the market and posted several large lists on the tall wooden boards outside the market. Every move touched the hearts of these people.

"Today's rice price is one hundred, one hundred and seventy-three!"

The people all raised their feet and looked up their heads, identifying the numbers on the list with some difficulty. After they recognized the numbers, they all smiled and talked: "The rice price was still more than 190 yuan yesterday, but today it reached 17 yuan, which fell by more than 20 yuan. It seems that the Marquis Chen made another contribution in Huainan, and the slave thief has not retreated far away!"

"Yes! The rice price has dropped by more than twenty yuan, and the food has dropped by nearly fifty yuan, which is about to fall below a hundred yuan! I just don't know how many thief slaves Chen Hou killed this time?"

It is so simple for the common people to be happy. Even the current prices are far higher than their normal ability to bear, but seeing a slight improvement, I feel full of confidence in the future.

At this time, the sun was gradually rising, and there were many sounds of water cleaning and opening the shops in the market. It was already past the opening of the market, but the door was still closed. However, most of the people were discussing how Huainan won again, but there was no riot for a while.

"Hey, why are the guards coming again?"

As the conversation was heard, someone suddenly pointed curiously at the high platform outside the gate. Everyone looked in the sound and found that another guard was taking the list and posting it on the stage. For a moment, the people's curiosity became even more intense and rushed forward.

Recently, due to frequent changes in the situation, prices in the market have also changed drastically. Sometimes there is a price outside the market, and when they enter the market to purchase, they change the price. Therefore, many conflicts have arisen. Therefore, more than a thousand guards are often stationed in several large markets, for fear of civil rebellion.

At this time, tens of thousands of people gathered at the entrances of various markets, one by one, one by one, was raising his breath and looking up, fearing that the prices would rise again, which made them happy. After the list was posted, someone even rushed to the stage and looked nearby: "Rice price, rice price is 140 yuan!"

"One hundred and forty dollars? It's reduced again!"

After hearing this, the people were all surprised. Although prices have continued to fall recently, they have reached such a large drop in one day, or even within a few quarters of an hour. This has not happened at other times except when the news of the great victory of the Huainan Junyingkou was reported back to the city.

"So, is Huainan a great victory? Has Chen Hou a great victory?"

The interval was so short that the list was changed once. For a while, the people who were concentrated outside the markets were no longer on the level of grain prices, but were even more curious about what kind of beautiful victory Huainan had won.

"Mr. Chen is really worthy of being the leader of my Jiangdong Shunyan. The young commander is in charge of the army, winning consecutive battles and trying to stop the slave army from Huai! I'm afraid that the young master Zhou and Lu of Jiangdong in the early years are just like this, right?"

From time to time, the people sighed out loud, and even compared Shen Zhezi to Zhou Yu and Lu Xun in the old Wu period of Jiangdong.

However, someone immediately expressed dissatisfaction: "Zhou and Lu are just narrow-minded in Wuzhong, and they are partially opposed to the righteous. Now Chen Hou is the commander of the royal army and attacks the thieves from all over the world. Even if they want to compare with ancient sages, they will have to discuss with the former Han champion Hou Xiang!"

There were cheers in the crowd and disputes came one after another, but even if there was a dispute, there was still laughter and no anger. Due to the violent fluctuations in prices, the public's attention was focused on the discussion of the war in Huainan for a while. Even if the gates of the market were already open, few people entered and rush to buy food.

It seems that he is unwilling to be lonely because he is neglected. At this time, more than a dozen guards in the market held the list and posted the list again.

At this moment, with the preparations of the previous two times, the people were already very calm and excited, and they all guessed how much the rice price would fall this time. Many people who believed that their families were rich and bought more rice and grain were already started to sigh and regret.

"Dou rice, do rice for eighty cents!"

When the latest list was presented to everyone, it immediately ignited the public's emotions. Although there had been many speculations before, and some even asserted that the rice price would fall below 100 yuan, others felt that it was a joke. Such a big drop would be possible unless the slave army was completely defeated. Even if they had full confidence in Chen Hou, it would be difficult for Chen Yuhuai to kill more than 100,000 enemy troops, even if they lined up to die, it would be difficult for them to kill them in an instant.

But now, rice prices are posted on the list in black and white. Whether they believe it or not, this is already a fact!

The price of rice was so low that the people had never dreamed of dreaming. At this moment, the facts were in front of them, fearing that they were just dreams, so they no longer had to discuss the war in Huainan. They all rushed to the gate, fearing that they would be snatched away by others a step behind.

However, at this time, a loud shout suddenly sounded outside the crowd: "The villagers do not need to rob, Huainan will create another great victory! Chen Hou personally led the royal army to fight against the Wokou, and defeated tens of thousands of slave thieves! The thief leader Shi Jilong fled north, the king army chased the enemy in the long run, seized billions of weapons, and there was no more military disaster in Jiangdong!"

"The Marquis Chen Da's Defeat slave thief?"

"Has the slave army fled far away?"

Originally, the people were still rushing in, but after hearing the roar, they were all on the spot and murmured in disbelief. However, after a moment of silence, a fierce cheer suddenly erupted from the crowd: "Chen Hou Wansheng! Chen Hou Wansheng!"

In an instant, the entire Jiankang City was trapped in a sea of ​​joy, and the people used various ways of celebrating to vent the excitement that was filled with excitement. The whole city was in a carnival, and no one even pursued the authenticity of the news. If another general was replaced, of course it would not have been possible to stir up such a loud noise among the people, but since it was Chen Hou, what was impossible!
Chapter completed!